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PRESS
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A HEART POURED
OUT
A
Story of Swami Ashokananda
BY SISTER GARGI (MARIE LOUISE
BURKE)
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"Sister Gargi's new book is a soul-stirring
account of Swami Ashokananda, a brilliant and
accomplished spiritual teacher in the West. Written in
impeccable prose, A Heart Poured Out reveals the Swami's
extraordinary spiritual stature with candor, integrity,
and wit. This powerful new biography will inspire
general readers while informing students of religious
studies. " |
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HUSTON SMITH
author of The World's Religions and Why Religion
Matters |
A Heart Poured
Out is an engaging biography that brings the reader
on a powerful journey into the life story of Swami Ashokananda
(1893-1969), a monk of the Ramakrishna Order who developed the
Vedanta movement in northern California. In 1948, Sister
Gargi, then Marie Louise Burke, met Swami Ashokananda and
became his disciple. It is through her vivid insider's account
that we learn about the relationship of this extraordinary
teacher to his students in their day-to-day spiritual
training.
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From the very beginning, as a God-absorbed boy in
village India, to his life as a young monk dedicated to
the highest ideals of Vedanta and of Swami Vivekananda,
the Order's first leader, we see the commitment and
passion of Swami Ashokananda. Later, his courage becomes
evident as the editor of the Order's first
English-language journal when he speaks out against some
of the political views of Mahatma Gandhi-and again in
the 1930s when he brings his teachings of Vedanta to
northern California at a time when Eastern religion was
considered suspicious.
A Heart Poured
Out is the first time telling of the life of
Swami Ashokananda as a brilliant pioneer of Vedanta in
the West. In this current climate of daily fears and
obstacles, we have the opportunity to use the teachings
of Swami Ashokananda to strengthen our lives with
purpose, courage, and
wisdom. | |
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